Book Thread: VGChartz gotta start readin'!

[sapphi_snake]

highwaystar101 said:

sapphi_snake said:

highwaystar101 said:

I don't really read fiction I'm afraid, as far as fiction goes I'm mostly Discworld oriented.

I like books about science and nature though, I think I like to learn when I read, it's a big part of my enjoyment. At the moment I'm reading a book called "Quantum theory cannot hurt you", it's not the best book I've ever read if I'm being honest, but it's a nice introduction I suppose.

I'm also reading the Qu'ran, mostly out of interest and partly to get rid of some of my ignorance about Islam. But I've broken it down into smaller portions. I don't plan on reading it all at once, I'm reading chapters inbetween other books.

Wouldn't Quantum Physics for Dummies or Explaining "Quantum Physiscs for Dummies" be a more appropriate introduction into the field?

Anyways, you can learn something from fiction too. It's just not gonna be something explicit. You're gonna have to interpret the text on a superior level, rather than just taking the actions that go on in the book at face value. I think that every (good) fiction author tries to communicate something to the reader, something that's more than just the sum of all the words that make up the text, and more than the actions that make up the narrative.

I also don't get why someone who's not religious would want to read a religious text? What would be the point?

I think introductions to a topic aren't monopolised by "*insert topic here* for dummies", and those ones aren't always the most suitable any way.

I know what you mean about taking the learning from the book by interpreting the story, but that's not what I want. I can read fiction and interpret the text, it's not hard, but I don't enjoy that. I like a book to be non-fiction discussing a single topic, I enjoy the process of learning about a subject which is structured in a way to actually teach you about it.

I've already stated the reasons why I'm reading the Qu'ran in my previous post. I was given a copy by a Muslim at Uni, and I thought I might as well give it a read out of interest and to get rid of some of my ignorance. I have been quite sceptical when reading it so far, don't worry I don't there's any chance of me being converted lol.

I was just joking. Is tehre actually a book called Quantum Physiscs for Dummies???

I understand why you don't like fiction, I guess. I'm just the opposite, and have never been interested in non-fiction books, unless it's a field that really interests me (I do want to read In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, and  Mythologies by Roland Barthes though).

Oh, and I've never felt threatened that I may want to convert after readign a religious text. Not at this point, when I know that are religiosn are lies. It's just that I find no purpose in reading them.